Joseph Lieberman in MSNBC news programs
On Education:
Would advocate vouchers privately, but support Gore publicly
In 1992, Lieberman voted for funding vouchers to allow low-income parents to pull their children out of dysfunctional public schools and pay tuition at private schools. Gore voted against that proposal. Lieberman said on Sunday that if he and
Gore win, he would continue to advocate vouchers "within the privacy of our relationship, but never publicly." He added that he supported vouchers only as a temporary measure, seeing them as "a way out for poor kids trapped in failing schools."
Source: MSNBC.com on 2000 election
Aug 16, 2000
On Homeland Security:
Supported use of force in Gulf War
Lieberman stood out in 1991, when he was one of only 10 Senate Democrats to vote to support President George Bush's use of force against Iraq in the Gulf War -Gore also voted for that resolution.
Source: MSNBC.com on 2000 election
Aug 7, 2000
On Principles & Values:
Accepts V.P. request; "walks the same path" as Gore
"I believe deeply in Al Gore," Lieberman told reporters. "I've known him for 15 years. I have not met a more honorable, intelligent, hard-working progressive person in public life in America than Al Gore. So it's not just an
honor to be asked to run for vice president, but it's a special honor to be asked to run for vice president with a man who I think is ready to be one of America's great presidents." Lieberman said he thought Gore wanted to run with someone
with whom he shared "values and policies... And you know, I'm sure people in these few days will point out a couple of the areas where I may have taken different positions but, honestly if you look at our overall record support
for environmental protection, support of the Gulf War, strong support for the economic policies that have brought us such extraordinary growth in the last decade, on and on and on, Al Gore and I have pretty much walked the same path."
Source: MSNBC.com on 2000 election
Aug 7, 2000
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